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NEH Government 2011-2012
Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
Class Discussion
each video comes with a task or discussion question
 Extension of Content
extension activities - Review if unclear, hand-outs, visual aids
 Primary Source Work: Analyzing, Interpreting, Evaluating an applicable primary source (OR bring in/Skype a speaker)
 Standard Work Day:Project Citizen
 Current Events Connections, Blogging
*Shortened weeks will consist of combining Monday & Tuesday's work and/or elminating Friday's work

  • Quarter 1
  • Week 1
  • Week 2
    • Drawing on Other Sources
      • English Documents and Democracy
      • Enlightenment Political Philosophies
      • Articles of Confederation
      • State Constitutions
  • Week 3
    • American Documents
      • Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
      • Declaration of Independence
      • U.S. Constitution
      • Constitutional Principles
      • Structure of the Constitution


  • Week 8
    • Elections
      • Cost of Elections
      • Campaign Finance Reform
      • Incumbency
      • House and Senate Elections
      • Electoral College
      • Primaries, Caucuses, Conventions
      • General Elections
  • Week 9
    • The Legislative Branch
      • Composition of the House
      • Committees and the Iron Triangle
      • Composition of the Senate
      • Power, Committees, and Debates
      • Route of a Bill through Congress
      • Veto Power and Judicial Review
    • Handouts
      • C-SPAN Classroom Congress Packet
  • Quarter 2
  • Week 10
  • Project Citizen - You should have identified your problem and be collecting research
  • Week 11
    • The Presidency (Quiz by Collin)
      • Approval Ratings and Public Perception
      • Polls and Polling
      • Media and Press Coverage
      • The Office of Management and Budget
      • Surpluses, Deficits, and the National Debt
      • Budget Timetable
    • Project Citizen - You should be aware of your plan
    • Monday Video: Campaign 2012 Outlook
    • Tuesday Video: Youth Vote in 2012
    • Wednesday Video: Youth Civic Engagement through Social Media
    • Assessment:
  • Week 12
    • The Bureaucracy (Quiz by Kayla)
      • Perceptions of the Bureaucracy
      • Organization of the Federal Bureaucracy
      • Bureaucratic Reform
      • Origin of the Cabinet
      • Modern Cabinet
      • Cabinet in Practice
      • Cabinet.pdf
    • Project Citizen - You should be emailing and interviewing
  • Week 13
    • The Judiciary (Quiz by Clay)
    • Project Citizen - You should have identified your alternatives
  • Week 14
  • Week 15 Part 1
    • First Amendment Rights (Quiz by Tabrina)
      • Significance of Free Speech
      • Rights and Limitations of Free Speech
      • Free Press History
      • Rights and Limitations on Free Press
      • Free Exercise of Religion
  • Week 15 Part 2
    • Rights of the Accused
      • Self-Incrimination
      • Speedy and Public Trials
      • Right to Counsel
      • Capital Punishment
    • Project Citizen You should begin outlining your action plan
  • Week 16
    • Civil Rights (Quiz by Jacob)
      • Civil War Amendments
      • Civil Rights Movement
      • Truman Era
      • Eisenhower Era
      • Kennedy-Johnson Era
      • Affirmative Action
      • Civil Rights Act of 1964
    • You should have all materials needed to write and put your project together
  • Weeks 17 & 18